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    Player
    Curcio's Avatar
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    Jul 2011
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    Limsa Lominsa
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    155
    Character
    Tori Yasa
    World
    Mateus
    Main Class
    Marauder Lv 70

    Which Darklight Jewelry for Dragoon?

    I'm in half/half Darklight/Hetairos (AK) gear.

    I don't know whether I should get Maiming (Critical Hit Rate+9, Skill Speed+12)

    or

    Striking (Critical Hit Rate+12, Determination +6)

    It seems like the name Striking sets it apart for Monk, but those are pure damage stats and they look delicious.

    I do have Garuda's beak, and some skill speed gear, but it seems like most of my gear is equally Skill Speed, Critical Hit Rate, with some determination.
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    Quor's Avatar
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    Aug 2013
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    Limsa Lominsa
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    Character
    Alexya Ultor
    World
    Leviathan
    Main Class
    Dark Knight Lv 90
    It looks like Striking to me.

    Reason being that as a melee in end game you're more likely to be moving around during a fight, and sometimes you'll be out of range. As such, skill speed seems like something of a wasted stat. Assuming 100% uptime on a target (like a BRD could achieve due to class mechanics) I think skill speed might work out more. But as a melee, I'd say hitting harder is more important. You won't always be able to be on a target so you want your time on that target to be as fruitful as possible. Hence, Striking.

    Plus the Determination will make your dots tick stronger, whereas skill speed doesn't affect them at all. Being able to preemptively load dots in a guy before breaking off to, say, kill an add, ensures max damage across the fight.
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